This year my school has started using a new series for reading from Lucy Cawkins. My school is a big supporter of Lucy Cawkins. We started using the Lucy Cawkins writing units about two years ago and we have seen great success in our students' writing. Since we've had such success, we decided to try out the BRAND NEW, just released Lucy Cawkins Reading Units of Study. Our school was actually the very first school to purchase and receive training on the kits due to the persistence of our fearless leader!! We are so excited to see what this year brings with these kits and we are already enjoying the different parts of reading it incorporates.
If you are interested there is all the information you will need at this web link:
Our first unit/book is "We are Readers" which focuses on helping students find a love for reading and understanding the foundations of learning to read. The kit includes some GREAT resources which I LOVE!!! It includes trade books which are considered "mentor texts"that help reinforce learning throughout the units and provide great examples for each teaching point. The kit also includes large post its which stick to chart paper for the anchor charts that go with the lessons. The post its include pictures which help students refer to the chart even when they aren't able to read the words yet. They are super easy to use and help in prep time! There are also small post its that include questions for read alouds (which are the trade books included). This makes it very easy as well.
My students have really enjoyed the different parts of the kits. The kit includes: read alouds, readers' workshop, shared reading, and small group reading.
Right now we are reading "old favorite storybooks"so my students are enjoying reading and retelling the stories.
This picture also shows one of my students using another one of my reading tools. Blaire is using one of our "whisper phones" which helps her hear herself read and emphasizes on phonics". The phones make reading more fun for students and they are super easy to make.
If you are interested in making some "whisper phones" of your own here is a link to another blog which goes into more detail.
We also use technology during our reading time. At my school we use Starfall to learn reading and phonics skills.
You can visit Starfall.com to see all the fun learning opportunities for K-2 students.
That's all my reading insight for tonight. Hope I helped someone learn something new today! :)
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